This is my first post on the Sharsheret blog; hopefully it will be my first of many. Sharsheret has gone from being an organization that I always heard about from my mother and read about in the Jewish Standard, to an active part of my life. This past summer I was one of the… Continue reading →

By Niecee Schonberger, MS, CGC, Genetics Program Coordinator, SharsheretAs a Genetic Counselor, part of my job is to construct family trees with information about medical history, ages of onset of various conditions, etc. of family members going back several generations. It’s… Continue reading →

Check out our Neiman Marcus videos, tell us what you think! Watch TV Clip 1 to see Fun With Fashion highlights and Founder Rochelle Shoretz featured as New Jersey Person of the Week. Watch TV Clip 2 for more highlights from Fun with… Continue reading →

Please join us tomorrow evening, Tuesday, January 6, 2009, 8:30-9:30 p.m. (EST), for our Get Connected Link Training Teleconference. During the Teleconference, Sharsheret's Clinical Supervisor, Shera Dubitsky, will offer guidelines for serving as a peer supporter, resources to… Continue reading →

Almost immediately after I recovered from my TRAM (reconstruction) surgery, I knew that I wanted to be a Sharsheret Link. The surgery was the most life altering thing, but getting through it and recovering made it all worth it. I wanted to be able to help prepare another woman… Continue reading →

Sharsheret is a national organization of cancer survivors dedicated to addressing the unique concerns of young Jewish women facing breast cancer. Sharsheret, Hebrew for "chain," was founded in 2001 by Rochelle Shoretz, a former Law Clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice… Continue reading →